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Transcultural validation in Spanish of the <i>Actionable Bladder Symptoms Screening Tool</i>

T. Muñoz, V.E. Fernández-Sánchez, V. Reyes-Garrido, C. Martínez-Tomás, P. Urbaneja-Romero, A. Gallardo-Tur, M. Guerrero-Fernández, A. León-Martín, Ó. Fernández [REV NEUROL 2017;64:401-406] PMID: 28444682 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.6409.2016378

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION Disorders of the lower urinary tract are frequent in patients with multiple sclerosis throughout the course of the disease and reach variable prevalences close to 75%. It is essential to obtain an early diagnosis in the initial phases and to implement an optimal therapeutic management. Burks et al developed the Actionable Bladder Symptoms Screening Tool (ABSST) as a useful screening test in such disorders. Later, Bates et al developed a short version of the ABSST with the objective of minimising the time required to complete it and making it easier to use. AIMS. To carry out the transcultural validation into Spanish of the short version of the ABSST.

PATIENTS AND METHODS The ABSST was translated into Spanish and then back-translated into English, which confirmed the semantic equivalence. A field test was conducted on 40 patients with multiple sclerosis, with two extra questions being included at the end in order to check the comprehension and acceptability of the tool, together with a final item that asked for the time spent on completing it.

RESULTS Forty patients were selected In accordance with the eligibility and exclusion criteria; 67.5% of them were females and the overall mean age was 46.2 years. The rate of comprehension of the test was 100%, and that of acceptability was 97.5%. Results showed that 57.5% obtained scores >= 3, and an average of 5.33 minutes were spent on completing it.

CONCLUSIONS As a brief screening questionnaire for urinary disorders in multiple sclerosis, the ABSST is a useful tool for detecting them at an early stage and has now been validated for use in Spanish. KeywordsActionable Bladder Symptoms Screening Tool Diagnosis Multiple sclerosis Screening test Spanish validation Urinary disorders CategoriesEsclerosis múltiple

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